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10-21-2016, 07:37 AM

Biggest-Ever Flying Bird Soared With 20-Foot Wingspan


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The world’s largest-ever flying bird has just been identified, according to scientists who say the bird’s wingspan was about 24 feet long, which is around the same length as a dance floor suitable for 160 people

The long-extinct bird, named Pelagornis sandersi in honor of retired Charleston Museum curator Albert Sanders, was appropriately unearthed at what is now the site of the Charleston International Airport. This literal big bird, described in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, took off from the site in Charleston, S.C., 25 to 28 million years ago.

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Extinct Animals News - tigerluver - 08-21-2015, 02:10 AM
RE: Extinct Animals News - tigerluver - 02-09-2019, 01:22 AM
RE: Extinct Animals News - Sanju - 02-28-2019, 07:34 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - Sanju - 02-28-2019, 07:38 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - Sanju - 04-19-2019, 04:15 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - BorneanTiger - 11-28-2019, 10:59 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - BorneanTiger - 11-08-2019, 11:39 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - fursan syed - 06-08-2020, 09:02 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - Sully - 07-15-2021, 09:26 AM
RE: Extinct Animals News - BorneanTiger - 10-05-2021, 09:47 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - BorneanTiger - 10-06-2021, 06:17 PM
RE: Extinct Animals News - Sully - 11-01-2021, 07:14 PM
Ancient Birds - brotherbear - 05-20-2016, 05:08 AM
RE: Ancient Birds - Kingtheropod - 10-21-2016, 07:37 AM
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